A Thankful Thanksgiving

This was my busiest Thanksgiving, yet. Busy, in a good way. Ever since I finished my training for the TTCT (The Torrance Test of Creative Thinking; more on that another day), I've shifted how I see things. Even how I parent. I can't quite put my finger on what has changed, but I know the TTCT training and understanding creative thinking more has inspired me, which is why I think we jammed-packed our long holiday weekend with so much fun.

Here's a peek at the weekend.....

Polka dancing with Mr. Upcyclist and lil O. We all go to bed so early that we literally were home from polka dancing by 8:30pm and were exhausted. Our family loves to dance. Did you know Mr. Upcyclist and I met salsa dancing? Sounds steamy, no?

A very yummy cranberry apple cake (for the recipe, scan the QR code from this post). I adore that wavy chopper lil O is using. It was﻿ the best buy from this Montessori catalog a few years ago. Yes, I just snuck Montessori in a post! Sneaky me.

Don't you adore dear friends? Here is lil O with two friends who happen to be brothers. Their mom and I are super friends from grad school. That day, my gradfriend and I talked and talked and talked and talked while the kids played and played and played and played. It was sooo nice to see them; it had been a while.

And let's not forget a good craft session. You know I adore craftucation. Wait to you see the posts for December. Some of you may think I've lost my mind.﻿ This is a gift in progress.

Mr. Upcyclist rarely gets involved in crafts, but lil O and I finally brought him to the dark awesome side. He pays so much attention to detail, we've offered him an open invite to craft with us at anytime. What a natural crafter!

Lastly, what is a long weekend without some fresh air and...you guessed it....cycling! I mean, the name of this blog is UpCYCLED Education - for more than one reason. Lil O is working on her mountain bike skills. Me? I'm just trying to keep up and get in shape for ski season which is right around the corner.